Crime & Safety
Palm Harbor Man Killed in New Port Richey Crash
Breaking: A 22-year-old motorcyclist from Palm Harbor died in a Saturday morning crash.

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL — A 22-year-old Palm Harbor man is dead following a Saturday morning crash on Perrine Ranch Road near Meadowood Drive.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Lucas Daniel Cowden was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle west on Perrine Ranch Road around 5:30 a.m. Nov. 12. In the area of Meadowood Drive, Cowden failed to negotiate a curve and the motorcycle left the road.
Troopers say Cowden ran his motorcycle onto the shoulder, overturned and went into a ditch. He was taken to a local hospital, but died later from his injuries.
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Cowden was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Alcohol was not a factor, according to the highway patrol.
No further information is available at this time.
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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol
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